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John Lithium

@johnlithium.bsky.social

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Experimental electronic musician. Co-founder and manager of Argali Records Netlabel. Leftist. Music enthusiast and promoter. Anti-crypto/NFT/AI.

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 4d

1) musicfortherestofus.blog #bandcampfriday 28 new posts up of music you should be listening to, including releases from: @pulseemitter.bsky.social , Sir Richard Bishop, Ø (Mika Vainio), The Implicit Order, Noise Trail Immersion, @scannerdot.com , \\\^◊^///, Reid Karris, ... 🧵

Music For The Rest Of Us

You Should Be Listening To This

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 4h

Waking up every night of this staycation like…

a cartoon of a cat with the words who disturbs my slumber

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 7h

open.spotify.com/episode/1UfP... Great episode of Left Reckoning ( @mattlech.bsky.social & @davidgriscom.bsky.social ). Griscom in particular makes some great points regarding “maximalist sloganeering” and demobilization that is occurring in certain segments of the left at the moment.

241 - Stolen Valor In Rogan's Manosophere + Fighting The SHUTDOWN

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17h

The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center is widening its focus to include unspecified “national security threats."

The new mission has resulted in a new name: the Threat Screening Center.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror cases.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 14h

Is it “faith” or is it just their preferred branding?

John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 14h

“How dare you not tank your entire current and/or future political career to comport to my preferred standards of social media messaging on specific issues”.

John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 15h

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 18h

www.youtube.com/live/lvruub8... via @majorityreport.bsky.social #leftisbest 10.07.2025.

MR Live w/ Avi Shlaim

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 22h

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 22h

It should be obvious to most who encounter me, but in case it’s not: I am a not a “resister”, I have and will continue to criticize members of the Democratic establishment. Biden, Kamala, Mayo Pete, Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, etc, etc. Feckless wastrels all.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 22h

NO DRAB GAB TUESDAY

SLUGGO IS IN HIS BEATNIK ATTIRE
BERET, SHADES AND A GOATEE

SLUGGO : AND I DON'T BLAB ANY DRAB GAB-I CHATTER HEP PATTER

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 22h

elmo from sesame street says " mmmm ... interesting "

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 1d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

"How To Fight Anti-Science Forces w/ Michael Mann" | My conversation earlier today about my (and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social) new book, #ScienceUnderSiege, with @samseder.bsky.social and @emmavigeland.bsky.social on @majorityreport.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7u...

How To Fight Anti-Science Forces w/ Michael Mann | MR Live

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 1d

soundsofslomo.bandcamp.com/album/transits #nowplaying

Transits, by Slomo

3 track album

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Indy @indy.bsky.social · 1d

It nags at me that people are dancing around the fact that one reason centre-right think-tanks are in an intellectual crisis moment is because we've spent over a decade where lots of their ideas were tried out and didn't pan out as advertised.

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🔥🛠 Fire-Toolz 👩🏻‍💻🔴 @fire-toolz.bsky.social · 1d

"i didn't vote for this!"

but you did though

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

it is genuinely shocking how much rage @jay.bsky.team and the devs seem to have for their user base. suspending Erin Biba over an old post just because she’s been criticizing you is deeply fucked up. fix this shit.

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Chase Middaugh @chasemiddaugh.bsky.social · 1d

This country is so fucked www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge refuses to block Trump’s deployment of national guard to Illinois

State had sued the administration after president deployed troops to state against governor’s wishes

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/live/nSVh6ll... via @adifficulttruth.bsky.social

🔴 Monday News and Politics 10/06/2025

YouTube video by ADifficultTruth

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🎃sh McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 1d

Bluesky DOES do Lowtax-style bans of popular users for reasons of personal pique

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 16d

1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source

This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.

We 💙 the open web.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

“Frog,” asked Toad, “did this really happen?”

“Maybe it did, and maybe it didn’t,” said Frog.

Toad questions Frog about the veracity of his ghost story, an animated look on his face.

From "Shivers"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

I'm usually a scold for sharing headlines w no link, but the piece is inessential - exactly who you'd go to (Ron Radosh and Joshua Muravchik) if your rolodex is outdated and you want a "modern socialism is bad" piece.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

We wanted to understand Democratic Socialists of America. So we talked to two old guys who voted for Trump. (Yes, this is literally the article.)

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John Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 1d

That bad, eh?

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Captain America comic quote with frog emoji edited poorly over the superhero's face, few paragraph speech bubbles: Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right.

This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- "No, YOU move."

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